Re: [Boost-Users] Newbie boost::bind problem

From: "Mark Snelling" [...]

std::list mylist;

I can call the for_each algorithm on this list using my function above:

std::for_each(mylist.begin(), mylist.end(), &deleter);

and it will delete all of the objects pointed to in the list. Is it possible to convert deleter into a templated function:

template<class T> void deleter(T* t) { delete t; }

and pass that into the for_each algorithm?

Yes. You can use std::for_each(mylist.begin(), mylist.end(), &deleter<Object>); If this doesn't work, try #include std::for_each(mylist.begin(), mylist.end(), boost::checked_deleter<Object>()); An alternative is to convert mylist to std::list< boost::shared_ptr<Object > mylist; and let it worry about the lifetime of the objects.